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Exercise 4

Name: Rosa Maria Javier Herrera Class: ___________

1. Use the verbs in the box either present simple or present progressive tense.

Do (X2) Wash Study Work Wear

Take Have Run Want Like

Dislike Design Open Close Be

1. My father works as an architect. At the moment, he is designing the living room.

2. Anna and I don't often take the bus to school, but today we are taking it to arrive early.
3. Look! Peter is doing the dishes, although he dislikes doing daily chores.
4. My sister has a very important exam, so she is studying hard these days.
5. Sandra is wearing a jacket today in case it rains.
6. Banks open at school and close at 7 pm, but holiday schedules are different.
7. Tina isn't at home at the moment; she is taking a walk with her mother.
8. Sophie and Kate run three times a week because they like exercising.
9. My brother always does his homework after dinner, but today he is doing it earlier.

2. Choose the right answer.

1. The children ………………………… (play) outside now.
A. are playing
B. play

2. She usually ……………………… (read) the newspaper in the morning.

A. reads
B. is reading

3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.

A. do
B. am doing

4. …………………………… (you / want) to come with me?

A. Are you wanting
B. Do you want

5. I …………………………… (not / like) spaghetti.

A. am not liking
B. don't like

6. He …………………… (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.

A. writes
B. is writing

7. The baby ………………………… (sleep) now.

A. is sleeping
B. sleeps

8. My mother usually ………………… (cook) dinner in the evening.

A. cooks
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B. is cooking

9. Mary ………………………… (listen) to music now.

A. listens
B. is listening

10. We ……………………… (go) to the disco tonight.

A. are going
B. go

11. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday?

A. Is he going
B. Does he go

12. What time ………………………… (you / get up) in the morning?

A. are you getting up
B. do you get up

13. How often ………………………… (your brother / take) a shower?

A. does your brother take
B. is your brother taking

14. Where ………………………… (you / work) at present?

A. do you work
B. are you working

15. Listen! somebody ………………………….

A. is whistling
B. whistles

3. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences.

1. Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3. We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower
5. I always have/am having a coffee before I’m leaving/leave for work in the morning.
6. They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7. Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8. He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.